The Cross-Cultural Kingship in Early Medieval Kāmarūpa: Blood, Desire and Magic
Kingship in early medieval Kāmarūpa (Assam) was influenced by the collision of orthodox and heterodox Brahmanic traditions with various tribal cultures. Since the last part of the Sālastambha period (seventh-tenth century) the royal tutelary deity of Kāmarūpa was the menstruating Kāmākhyā, an ancien...
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Language: | English |
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[2017]
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Religions
Year: 2017, Volume: 8, Issue: 10, Pages: 1-18 |
Further subjects: | B
sākta
B Assam B Hinduization B Tantrism B Kālikāpurā?a B Yoni B Supernatural B Tribal B Yoginī |
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